So 2 weeks ago I brewed a 10 gallon batch of a Belgian quad with an OG of 1.108. I split the batch into 2, 7.9 gallon primary fermenters using 2 separate yeast strands. 1388, and 1762. I aerated them with pure oxygen for 4 minutes each. Each fermenter got a quarter gallon yeast starter prepared 3 days ahead of time. To be honest I did not know our OG would be this high because I was not using brew software at the time. Fermentation was violent to say the least for the first 8 days or so.
I assumed two weeks in the primary should be enough for any ale yeast to finish its business so I just went down to my basement to rack these monsters to secondary and to take gravity. I opened up the 1762 and began transferring into the carboy. After about 1 gallon had transferred i checked the gravity.
1.045.
Realizing my critical error, I quickly transferred everything back into the primary and resealed it. Right now I am worried that my yeast are crapping out on me so I am wondering what should be my next course of action. Do I wait another week or two? Should I pitch some high gravity yeast to clean up? Am I being overly paranoid? This is my first truly high gravity beer attempt and I am thinking my yeast starter was perhaps not large enough to create a viable yeast population to finish the job. I could settle for a FG that is a little too high... but this thing is a sugar bomb.
The temperature in my basement varies between 67 and 69 degrees so it should be ideal conditions for ale yeast to thrive.
I assumed two weeks in the primary should be enough for any ale yeast to finish its business so I just went down to my basement to rack these monsters to secondary and to take gravity. I opened up the 1762 and began transferring into the carboy. After about 1 gallon had transferred i checked the gravity.
1.045.
Realizing my critical error, I quickly transferred everything back into the primary and resealed it. Right now I am worried that my yeast are crapping out on me so I am wondering what should be my next course of action. Do I wait another week or two? Should I pitch some high gravity yeast to clean up? Am I being overly paranoid? This is my first truly high gravity beer attempt and I am thinking my yeast starter was perhaps not large enough to create a viable yeast population to finish the job. I could settle for a FG that is a little too high... but this thing is a sugar bomb.
The temperature in my basement varies between 67 and 69 degrees so it should be ideal conditions for ale yeast to thrive.